Lucid

//ˈl(j)uːsɪd// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Clear; easily understood.

    "[T]he book, constructed in short, lucid episodes, can be satisfyingly read as a sequence of provocative talks, at once well informed and vatic."

  2. 2
    Mentally rational; sane.
  3. 3
    Bright, luminous, translucent, or transparent.

    "The atmosphere was unusually clear, as if loath to part with the daylight; but the moon, like a round of lucid snow, had risen on the sky; and a pale, soft gleam, came from the lamps amid the foliage."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable wordnet
  2. 2
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity wordnet
  3. 3
    capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner wordnet
  4. 4
    having a clear mind wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
Noun
  1. 1
    A lucid dream.

    "The day before nightmare-initiated lucids, subjects reported more depressed feelings[…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Latin lucidus, from lūceō (“shine”) + -idus.

Etymology 2

Latin lucidus, from lūceō (“shine”) + -idus.

Etymology 3

Perhaps a variant of Lucey.

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